Sweeper Cardi

Worsted weight, 100% cotton, approx. 2 oz in any color of your choice. Have fun! Use scraps in many different colors as an option.

(Used for sample – Lily Sugar N’ Cream in Delft Blue.)

J (6.00 mm) hook
Tapestry needle

Button

Special Stitch

FPSC – front post single crochet: insert hook (from the front) around the post of the dc in the row below. If you are left handed, you will insert your hook from the left to right around the post. If you are right handed, you will insert your hook from the right to left around the post. Finish your single crochet as you would normally.

Abbreviations

ch(s)

chain(s)

dc

double crochet

sl st

slip stitch

FPSC

front post single crochet

sp

space

sc

single crochet

hdc

half double crochet

Finished Size

My Swiffer sweeper measures 10” x 4”. If you have a newer or older model, you can decrease or increase in multiples of three, just make sure to keep track of proper placement of the PFSC pattern in order to keep the wave stitch look.

Pattern

Row 1: Ch. 35. Work dc into the 4nd chain from the hook. Dc in each ch across.

Row 2: Turn, ch 1. FPSC around the first 3 dc, (1 dc in next 3 dc, 1 FPSC in next 3 dc), repeat to end.

Row 3: Turn, ch 3 (counts as first dc). Skip first FPSC, dc in next 2 FPSC, (1 dc in next 3 dc, 1 dc in next 3 FPSC), repeat to end

Row 4: Turn, ch 3 (counts as first dc). Skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, (1 FPSC in next 3 dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc), repeat to end.

Row 5: Turn, ch 3 (counts as first dc). Skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, (1 dc in next 3 FPSC, 1 dc in next 3 dc), repeat to end.

Rows 6 – 9: Repeat Rows 2 – 5 once.

Row 10: Turn. sc around edges, spacing stitches evenly across each side, working 3 dc sc into each corner.

Row 11: Join to first sc with sl st, ch 2. hdc across to last sc before corner sc begins. If you have skipped row 10, your row 11 will read: Turn. Ch 2, hdc across in each dc.

Row 12: Turn, ch 2 (counts as first hdc). hdc across to end, working last hdc into ch 2 of last row.